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Wahoo KICKR ROLLR Smart Trainer In-Depth Review

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This is actually a change from other Wahoo KICKR trainers, which also have two LEDs, but one shows ANT+ and the other shows Bluetooth Smart.

Adidas Smart Run GPS In-Depth Review

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Thus, if you want to use it indoors you’ll need to pickup a Bluetooth Smart footpod.

Minoura Kagura DT Smart Trainer In-Depth Review

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For example, Wahoo doesn’t support (yet) Bluetooth Smart FTMS control.

Polar Loop In-Depth Review

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Also, you can flip the unit into flight mode (turns off Bluetooth) by holding down the button for 10-seconds.

Garmin Venu 2 Plus In-Depth Review

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All of these details are then synced to Garmin Connect, using either Bluetooth to your phone or WiFi (or USB).

The Power Meter Buyer’s Guide – 2013 Edition

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Bluetooth Smart: Bluetooth Smart (or BLE/BTLE for short) is the relative newcomer in the market.

Wahoo KICKR CORE Trainer In-Depth Review

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The KICKR CORE transmits data on both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart as well, allowing interactive resistance control across both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart.

Technogym Ride Smart Indoor Bike In-Depth Review

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This second category can use standard ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart connectivity to control the bike as well as read data from it.

Polar Grit X Pro GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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All of this can then be synced with the watch via either Bluetooth Smart or USB to your computer.

Wattbike Atom In-Depth Review

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More importantly, you can do that via industry standards like ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth Smart FTMS, which again, you couldn’t do before.

COROS VERTIX 2 In-Depth Review–With Maps and Music

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This is especially notable if you have a smart trainer you might pair to, since most trainers on the market only have a single Bluetooth Smart channel, which will likely be utilized by Zwift/TrainerRoad, etc… According to COROS, this is a hardware decision they made, and thus isn’t something that can be done.

Scosche Rhythm+ 2.0 Heart Rate Sensor In-Depth Review

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It broadcasts your heart rate over ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart, shows your zones…and…well…that’s about it.

Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR In-Depth Review (It’s a full triathlon watch for $279)

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Speaking of syncing, the watch can sync via the included USB cable, or to your phone (Android/iOS) via Bluetooth Smart.

Stages LR (Dual-Sided) Power Meter In-Depth Review

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Stages was in fact the very first company years ago to do dual/concurrent ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart transmitting power meters, and that continues today as well with the Stages LR.

CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) Trainer In-Depth Review

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An important feature for those on Zwift with Apple TV where the number of Bluetooth connections is highly limited.

Zwift Hub Smart Trainer In-Depth Review: The Best Bang For Your Buck?

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It follows all of the ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart trainer/power standards, and works with any platform out there (for example, I’ve used it with TrainerRoad just fine).

Garmin HRM-PRO In-Depth Review

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Garmin has (finally) announced and started shipping the HRM-PRO chest strap, bringing Bluetooth to their higher-end heart rate strap that also transmits advanced running metrics and has memory onboard for watch-less activities.

Garmin Forerunner 945 Multisport Watch In-Depth Review

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Speaking of sensors, the FR945 supports all the same sensors as the Fenix 5 series and the FR935 did, that includes Bluetooth Smart sensors as well.

Polar Balance Scale In-Depth Review

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Today Polar announced that they’ve joined the weight scale club and are now making their own Bluetooth Smart scale.

Tacx NEO 2 Smart Trainer In-Depth Review

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One is for general power (green), the next for Bluetooth Smart connectivity (Blue), and the last for ANT+ connectivity (red).

Polar M600 Android Wear GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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This running/lifestyle/not-triathlon focused watch was not only unique in Polar’s stable for being Android Wear, but for also including features like music playback via Bluetooth – which we haven’t seen previously from Polar.

Polar OH1 Plus Optical HR Sensor In-Depth Review

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After the workout, you’ll power back on the sensor and it’ll automatically connect to the Polar Flow app and start the sync process via Bluetooth Smart, which you can see below on the left.

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